{"product_id":"a-galaxy-of-whales","title":"A Galaxy of Whales","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e9780593530566 | Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e5.05 \"W x 7.70 \"H x 0.52 \"D | 192 pages \u003cbr\u003eAge 8-12 years | 5 Oz\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Young Readers | Rocky Pond Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perfect summer read about whale watching and friendship both lost and found, from the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen Fern hears about a photo contest with a big cash award, she decides she’ll enter and win! After all, photography is her passion (and was an interest she shared with her dad, who has recently died). She knows she can take a prize-worthy photo of a whale during one of the whale-watching tours her mom runs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut her neighbor (and nemesis), Jasper, is also planning to enter the contest. It’s another frustration for Fern while she’s already coping with the worry that her best friend, Ivy, might not want to spend time with her anymore. She’s hoping to use the prize money to buy something that will attract Ivy’s interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis summer story has everything: the trials and pleasures of friendship, a rousing feud and a touch of adventure, a beautiful exploration of healing after grief, a very moving finale, and a whole lot of whale-watching fascination.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeather Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand the Hugo Award–nominated Emily Wilde series, as well as a number of books for children and young adults, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmber and the Ice Dragons, The Grace of Wild Things\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Galaxy of Whales\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a master’s degree in English literature and a bachelor’s in archaeology. She lives on Vancouver Island.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52386967290139,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/0761\/0395\/files\/FE2B3A02-7407-4B34-8CAC-D32A936EE6A8.png?v=1782151532","url":"https:\/\/magicalbookshop.com\/products\/a-galaxy-of-whales","provider":"Magical Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}